Carney to meet with Surrey, B.C. law enforcement as Champagne unveils new measures to combat extortion – iPolitics
February 19, 2026
What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.
After a surprise stopover in Edmonton, Alta., yesterday afternoon to deliver an in-person, on camera welcome to the latest addition to his party’s caucus, Matt Jeneroux — who, as iPolitics reported yesterday, is the third now former Conservative MP to cross the floor since last fall, putting the minority Liberal government one vote closer to controlling a working majority in the chamber — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be spending another day on the West Coast hustings.
First up, as per his itinerary: A morning visit to Surrey, B.C., to “meet with local law enforcement,” who, as Canadian Press explains, are dealing with what Surrey Police Services chief Norm Lipinski describes as an “unprecedented extortion crisis” while simultaneously proceeding with the pre-planned takeover of local policing services from the RCMP. (9 a.m. PT)
